. The Street railway journal . to the ferry. Neither of theseareas could be en-croached upon in anyway. After consideringseveral schemes toovercome the situation,the management of thecompany decided to in-stall a special turn-table,as the ordinary typewas not applicable, be-cause in the rush hoursit would be necessaryto turn three or fourcars per minute. Theturn-table adopted iselectrically-driven, withthree sets of trackscrossing at ah angle of60 degs., so arrangedthat the entering andleaving tracks to thetable approach at thesame angle. It will be. CROSS-SECTION OF TURN-TABLE, FOUNDATION AND
. The Street railway journal . to the ferry. Neither of theseareas could be en-croached upon in anyway. After consideringseveral schemes toovercome the situation,the management of thecompany decided to in-stall a special turn-table,as the ordinary typewas not applicable, be-cause in the rush hoursit would be necessaryto turn three or fourcars per minute. Theturn-table adopted iselectrically-driven, withthree sets of trackscrossing at ah angle of60 degs., so arrangedthat the entering andleaving tracks to thetable approach at thesame angle. It will be. CROSS-SECTION OF TURN-TABLE, FOUNDATION AND COVERING, SHOWING PARTICULARLY THE PROTECTION AGAINST HIGH TIDES Fourteenth Street Ferry, Hoboken, N. J. The lines in-cluded are the Union Hill, Bergen Turnpike, BergenlineAvenue, Washington Street, Summit Avenue, North Ber-genline Avenue and Willow Avenue. The ferry terminalis the property of the Delaware, Lackawanna & WesternRailroad Company, and on account of the peculiar physical seen that this track layout allows a car to be single-ended by turning the table through only 120 degs.; and alsothat when the table is in position to receive a car advantageof the same position can be taken to remove one. The problem was complicated further by the necessity ofinstalling the table on piling. How this was done is shown March 23, 1907.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 493 in the accompanying section of the foundation as well as ofthe table proper. The roof over the dock also had to beremoved temporarily while the installation of foundationwas carried
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